lichyard
nounEtymology From lich (“corpse”) + yard.
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Literary A graveyard.
- The last sleep that my love slept Shall last till Judgment Day, In corner of the lichyard close, 'Neath drooping boughs of May.1893, Anne Reeve Aldrich, “A Ballad of Slumber”, in Nadine and Other Poems, page 20:
- Beneath the shadow of the First Keep was an ancient lichyard, its headstones spotted with pale lichen, where the old Kings of Winter had laid their faithful servants.1996, George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones, Bantam Specta, US (1996), Voyager Books, UK (1996) Chapter 53, "Bran", unumbered page
2 more examples
- Mikken lay buried in the lichyard, and the new smith was capable of little more than nails and horseshoes.1999, George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam Spectra, published 2000, →ISBN:
- Stands of trees teeming with barking animals would be quiet as lichyards when he passed them again.2008, Jay Lake, Escapement, Tor Books, published 2009, →ISBN, page 157: